For four games, Houston fans have wrung their hands and gritted their teeth and stared at their ceiling. They cried into the night: “Wherefore art though, Greg Ward Jr.? Wherefore art though, Demarcus Ayers?” They longed for the days of 40 points per...

And, perhaps most importantly, Catalon was a closer. With SMU looming at 21-19 in the third quarter, Duke Catalon burst for a 52-yard touchdown run to push the lead to a more comfortable distance. When SMU reared back early in the fourth, it was Catalon’s 16-yard touchdown run that put the game away for good.